Job Summary

Job Objective:

The Program Manager oversees program planning, implementation and reporting, and supervises and supports program staff and work process to ensure that they run effectively and in accordance with CEHRO’s program priorities and strategies. The Program Manager works closely with the Executive Director and the Finance and Operations Manager on financial and administrative matters necessary for the execution of program activities and operations of CEHRO.

Job Description

CEHRO is looking for a Program Manager, who will be responsible for managing and follow-up the day-to-day management of its project transactions and procedures, with a demonstrated in-depth knowledge of program/project policies, procedures, and systems with excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Program management:

• Preparing technically sound, coherent and well-crafted concept papers and program/project proposals.

• Contributing to organizational strategic planning documents and processes

• Ensuring the development of high-quality work plans.

• Developing and managing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for the program work
  Managing and implementing work processes according to defined plans, and ensuring agreed outputs are delivered in a timely manner

• Crafting working methods that seek to improve the overall effectiveness of CEHRO’s program work and organizational efficiency

• Ensuring the integration of national and international human rights principles in CEHRO’s programs and keeping it abreast of new and emerging developments

• Providing a detailed plan and report on program activities in order to ensure that such activities are in line with the available budgetary resources and annual plan.

• Ensuring that the program activities and their respective outputs are of high quality, effective and delivered in a timely manner.

• Supervising and evaluating the work of program staff and interns introducing timely corrections in the event that such program activities and their outputs do not meet the rigorous time and quality standards of CEHRO.

• Ensuring that the required narrative and financial reports are prepared and presented to donor organizations in a timely manner.

• Conducting awareness, advocacy and training activities and undertake legal work within the mandate of CEHRO.

• Preparing and contributing to CEHRO publications, briefing papers, training materials and legal opinions, etc.

• Developing measures that ensure CEHRO’s program outputs and publications are widely disseminated among the public and other key stakeholders.

Fundraising and networking:

• Assisting the Executive Director in identifying and fostering productive relationships with prospective donors and partners.

• Identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships in the sector.

• Providing necessary information and documentation for fundraising purposes

• Identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships in the sector and ensuring that CEHRO has a strong relationship with key stakeholders as well as its national and international partners.

• Representing the organization in national and international fora as may be delegated by the Executive Director

Administrative tasks:

• Creates the necessary file management and personnel evaluation systems that will ensure the efficiency of program activities.

• Assists the Executive Director in staff recruitment process and general oversight.

• Work with the Finance and Operations Manager on planning and disbursement of funds.

• When deemed necessary, to perform other administrative assignments that are needed to ensure the effective implementation of CEHRO’s program management activities.

Job Requirement

Skills and ethical considerations

• Proven work experience as a program coordinator, program manager, or similar role

• Solid knowledge of project and program different donor procedures

• Advanced MS Excel skills

• Knowledge of administrative as well as financial regulations

• Excellent analytical and numerical skills

• Sharp time management skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data

Education:

• Minimum master’s degree in law, Human Rights, Political Science, International relations, and other related fields.

• Professional qualification as M&E tool is considered a plus

• Training in project design, project cycle management, Monitoring & Evaluation, advocacy, and donor policies and procedures (formal certification).

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of program/projects management, proposal preparation/writing, resource mobilization, public relationship, M&E, or related experience; in which at least five years of experience working on human Rights, Democracy and peacebuilding with strong donor engagement desired.

• Minimum Five (5) years of experience working with non-profit organization of grant compliance management, budgeting and accounting.

• Knowledge of grants administration, and ability to interpret grants-related governmental documents and accurately respond to them.

• Prior experience working on program support for non-for-profit making organizations as well as governmental project management offices is desirable.

Other requirements:

• Have proven experience working with Embassies, donors, ministries, or higher education institutions,

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work outputs, including written communication.

• Fluency in written and spoken English, Amharic. additional language skill is a plus.

• Ability to independently track and manage multiple tasks and complete them quickly.

Report to:   Executive Director

How to Apply

NB.

• Candidates without the requisite experience in non-profit project management will not be considered.

• Only candidates who have fulfilled the requirements and selected for an interview will be contacted.

• CEHRO call and encourage qualified women applicants.

We invite qualified candidates to submit a resume and cover letter through: THIS LINK within 10 consecutive days from the day of this announcement.

• We are not accepting any hard copy application at this stage.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted